I have to admit that our national football team is now the last first- and second-rate strength in Asia, and the teams we used to think were fish belly are now more capable of wrestling their wrists than us, especially Indonesia is developing more rapidly, if we advance to the round of 18, we may also meet opponents, we should only have a 20% chance of winning to win!
The "moisture" of the national football ranking
According to the latest FIFA rankings, the Chinese men's national football team is currently ranked 88th, while Indonesia is ranked 134th. However, purely from the standings, it does not fully reflect the actual level of the team and the performance of the game. The Indonesian national team has shown strong strength in the recent Asian Cup and World Preliminary Tournaments, beating Vietnam in three consecutive games. In contrast, our national football team has lost to Vietnam before. This proves the moisture behind the rankings and we still need to prove ourselves in actual competitions.
Looking back at this year's Asian Cup, the national football team did not score a goal in the group stage and failed to achieve any victory. This undoubtedly left an unsatisfactory impression on people. Despite having some Asian belly teams in our opponents, we were unable to make a breakthrough in the game. This shows that the national football team still has certain deficiencies in attack power and offensive organization.
In the World Preliminary Tournament, the national football team is tied with Indonesia with 7 points, and in order to ensure progress, we must defeat the Thai team. Indonesia, meanwhile, are four points ahead of Vietnam and their prospects of qualification are more optimistic. In addition, we will face a team like the Philippines next, who seem to have a better chance of qualifying than us.
The youth army is also lagging behind
Other people's youth army, the Indonesian U23 team was pressed and beaten by the Australian team in this game, but the Indonesian U23 team still won, and at the same time, what about our national Olympic team? In their game with the Japanese team, the performance failed to meet expectations, and even tired of 11 to 10 are difficult to win, the whole court will only be chamfered in the backfield, there is no tactics at all, less than 80 minutes on the field teammates are all physically exhausted, these people are so young can not adapt to this point of competition intensity can be imagined what our national Olympic team has been training for several months?
Again, it's all about naturalizing where our effect is
The Chinese national football team has invested heavily in naturalizing players, but the gains do not seem to be proportional. Our naturalized players, such as Exxon and Allan, have had a great time in international football, but now they are facing the twilight of their careers. They are no longer as brave as they were in the Super League, and the change in size and performance have made the former stars no longer shine. Despite this, there were still calls for them to play, but the reality was brutal and their form was no longer enough to meet the demands of high-intensity play. The cost of our planning for six people is as high as 870 million yuan, and the gap between investment and performance raises questions about the effectiveness of the planning strategy. At the peak of our naturalized players, we also had to choose to hide because of the "political achievements" of some people. What future do we have in such an environment?
Indonesia, meanwhile, has achieved remarkable results with its well-planned and implemented planning policies. The Indonesian Football Association has injected fresh blood into the national team by actively attracting players of Indonesian descent in the Netherlands. These players are not only young, but have also honed a high level of skill and competitiveness in the Dutch professional league. The advantages of Indonesia's naturalized players in height and strength have effectively made up for the shortcomings of local players, which has made the overall strength of the Indonesian national team improve rapidly. Today, the total value of the Indonesian national team has reached 10.8 million euros, even exceeding the 10.43 million euros of the Chinese national team, and this growth is a strong proof of the rise of Indonesian football.
Naturalized talent pool by blood
In the wave of globalization of football, blood planning has become a shortcut to enhance the strength of the national team. Indonesia's approach in this regard is particularly noteworthy. According to incomplete statistics, in the Dutch professional league, there is a huge pool of players with Dutch nationality and Indonesian ancestry, and there are about 200 players for the Indonesian national team to choose from. This figure is not only impressive, but also reflects Indonesia's deep potential in naturalizing players. The case of Reinders who came close to naturalisation as an Indonesian player has already shown the potential for these players to become top players. The Indonesian national team already has more than a dozen such overseas naturalized corps, and with more players joining, the strength of the Indonesian team will undoubtedly be even stronger.
In contrast, the pace of kinship planning in Chinese football has been slow. We have a limited number of players who can be programmed by blood and are very good, with the exception of a few players, most of the potential players such as Canada's Wu Xiaohai and Ajax's Tianle are not considered at a young age in the Europa League. In addition, for players playing in Europe, it is difficult to ask them to give up their current nationality and become naturalized players from China. As soon as they renounce their original nationality, they will immediately become non-European players, which may affect their career development in Europe.
Personal opinion
Our national football team is now short of talents, and we can only hope that the 09 and 10 young players can bring us some surprises. Personally, I think it's only a matter of time before our national football team loses to Singapore in the future. If all kinds of corruption and match-fixing problems are not handled well, even the best players will be corrupted. As for our Football Association, the slogan is shouted very loudly every year, but I have never seen any better practical actions.